101 Ways to get out of gym...

"Get up, get up, get busy to it; get up and move your body..." If you, like me, find it exceedingly difficult to motivate yourself to go to the gym every so often, I have found a possible answer: get yourself a personal trainer! You still have to drag yourself out into the freezing cold, but at least there is someone cheering you on as you get there.

Yes, the weather is decidedly offputting when contemplating the gym. I'd much rather snuggle up with the underfloor heating and visualise it instead. Don't they say you can do anything with the mind? Mmm...didn't get a positive response there. I pondered other options: braving road rage and going for a jog...all fair and well if the sun is shining and there's no wind freezing my brain...SEX!...a perfect option..um..(*darn*)...Or I could hit the town and boogie my body firm? Not a bad idea, I thought, then suddenly it all came back to me that the reason I need to go to gym in the first place was from all the late night boozing and munchies. I faced the stark, cold truth - my J-Lo boodie was not going to disappear by sitting on the couch, no matter how much I tried to convince myself. Mmm...I braved the blizzard and went to the gym.

How my luck changed that day! I met up with Angie. She's a Personal Trainer. I've often watched her cruising round the gym, giggling with clients . Can't be that bad if her clients are smiling! So I decided to give it a bash. Today was my first session.

Angie targeted my muscle groups that need most of the work (no brainer there!) and handed me some heavy objects and told me to "LUNGE"! Fooled me, you did, I thought as previous images of her giggling resurfaced. More like Private Angie now! But, work me she did. And I had a great time doing it! We laughed and chatted through the pain and the sweat and by the time I left, my muscles were pumped!

I am meeting her again tomorrow and I have realised, that I really am quite amped to get to the gym! Having a personal trainer has completely revamped my antagonism towards exercise. So this is my message to all of you who hate going to the gym - get a Personal Trainer - it really helps! Watch my boodie for more...!